Water-closet.



P. J. O'BRIEN.

WATER CLOSET. APPLICATION FILED 1130.1, 1905.

946,861 Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATETIT @FFIQE.

PATRICK J. OBRIEN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES BARRETTMANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

WATER-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed December 1, 1905. Serial No. 289,770.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. OBnlniz, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inater-Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to water-closets of the type known as short hopperclosets, and it relates more especially to means for securing the hopperto the trap.

The object of my invention is to produce a short hopper water-closet inwhich a porcelain hopper may be secured to the trap in such a mannerthat the porcelain lugs heretofore employed for this purpose may bedispensed with so that a firmer and more economical oint may beobtained.

My invention may best be understood by having reference to the drawingswhich accompany and form a part of this specification, and whichillustrate one way in which the foregoing objects may be carried intoeffect.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of a water-closetillustrating one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a hori zontalsection taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a plan view of a detail ofconstruction.

I-Ieretofore it has been the practice to secure the porcelain hopper ofa water-closet to the trap by clamping the hopper to the trap by meansof bolts extending through porcelain lugs or a porcelain flange formedintegral with the hopper and metallic lugs formed integral with thetrap.

A joint so formed is more expensive than the one hereinafter described,and also has the disadvantage that considerable strain is put upon theporcelain which is of such .a nature as not well to stand said strain. Iovercome these defects by obviating the necessity of employing saidporcelain lugs, in the following manner.

The hopper 4 is provided at a point near its lower extremity withrecesses 5, each extending as shown in Fig. 2, about one-third the wayaround the circumference of the base of the hopper, and receiving themembers 6 made of brass or any other suitable material. The portions 5 5of the lower part of the hopper between the ends of the members 6 6 formabutments which prevent the hopper from turning with respect to thetrap. The trap 1, which rests upon a base 1, is provided at its upperend with a flange 2, provided with an upwardly extending edge forming aseat for the hopper 4L and carrying the lugs 3. A gasket 7 of anysuitable material may be placed on the flange of the trap, upon whichgasket the base of the hopper rests as shown in Fig. 3. The members 6are then inserted in the reeesses 5, and by means of the bolts 8 andnuts 9, the members 6, which, as shown, are provided with projectinglugs through which the bolts 8 pass, are firmly secured to the lugs 3 onthe flanges of the trap. It will be obvious that by this means thehopper may be tightly clamped to the trap, thereby forming a firm jointand one in which no strain is brought upon any member not adapted towithstand said strain.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact embodiment of my inventionherein disclosed, because it is obvious that many modi fications may bemade therein by those skilled in the art, without departing from thespirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a water-closet, in combination, a trap provided with a flange, ahopper provided near its lower end with circumferentially extendingrecesses, securing members entering said recesses and provided withprojecting lugs, abutments between said members for preventing thehopper from turning with respect to the trap, and means cooperating withsaid flange and said lugs for securing said hopper to said trap.

2. In a water-closet, in combination, a trap provided with a flangehaving an upwardly extending edge forming a seat, a hopper provided nearits lower end with circumferentially extending recesses and supported insaid seat, securing members entering said recesses and provided with Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto trap provided With a flange having anupsubscribed my name this 27th day of Nov.

projecting lugs, abutments between said 1905.

members for preventing the hopper from PATRICK J. OBRIEN. 5 turning withrespect to the trap, and means Witnesses:

coijperating with said flange and said lugs CHARLES C. KURTZ,

for securing said hopper to said trap. GEO. K. WOODWORTH.

flange having an up should be stricken Itis hereby certified thatinLetters Patent Not $6,861, granted J anuary 1910,

upon the application of Patrick J. OBrien, of Boston,Massael1usetts,foran improvement in Water-Closets, an error appears inthe printed specification, requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line2, the Words and syllabe trap provided with a out; and that the saidLetters Patent should he read with this correction therein that the samemay conforin to the record of the ease in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of February, A. D., 1910.

[SEAL] E. B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents.

